LT.
DAVID O'BRIEN may have had to pull <Boherdeal Clover> out
of the Nations Cup in Rome earlier this month because of the horse's
aversion to water, but the Clover Hill stallion showed everyone
a clean pair of heels at Stepaside Grand Prix today (Saturday),
and romped home with nearly two seconds to spare.

Surprise
of the show may well have been Kilkenny's 17 yr old Gerard O'Neill,
who took Fourth with <Duc Du Moyon> in his 2003 Grand Prix
debut, having been lent the horse by owner Cian O'Connor, with a
view to progressing the combination to European Championship standard.
Meanwhile, the Army consolidated its strong league position when
Capt. Gerry Flynn took Fifth on <Rincoola Abu>.

A
total of 81 riders and horses lined out in the sunshine at the popular
Stepaside Show in Co. Dublin for the 1.40m Leddy Family Partnership
Grand Prix, which is part of the Kerrygold Grand Prix Show Jumping
League.

With
rivalry starting to build in the League table, some of the country's
top international riders had entered for today's Grand Prix, including
Conor Swail, Lt. David O'Brien, and Capt. Gerry Flynn, as well as
League leader Clem McMahon. Many of the riders will also do battle
tomorrow (Sunday) at the same venue, when the 1m50 Super League
Grand Prix takes place, while some of the more serious contenders
will also travel to Mullingar's Grand Prix on Bank Holiday Monday
to try to
clock up further valuable points.